BA/BS in Ķīmija

The Chemistry bachelor's programme at the University of Latvia is an academic course taught in Latvian and studied full time in Riga. It lasts six semesters, carries 180 ECTS credits and leads to a Bachelor of Natural Sciences degree in chemistry. Graduates receive a diploma that carries the Eurobachelor in Chemistry quality label, awarded by the commission of the European Chemistry Thematic Network Association. From the second year, students can join the research groups of the faculty or its institutes and gain skills that are needed in workplaces, including organic synthesis, modern instrumental analysis and food chemistry. After graduation, a chemist can start working straight away or continue to a master's programme at the University of Latvia or abroad. Places are offered as state-funded and fee-paying.